(1) Department of Mathematics, SC 1326, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, U.S.A.
Abstract:
We prove that any finitely generated elementary amenable group of zero (algebraic) entropy contains a nilpotent subgroup of finite index or, equivalently, any finitely generated elementary amenable group of exponential growth is of uniformly exponential growth. We also show that 0 is an accumulation point of the set of entropies of elementary amenable groups.